Scriptures (2 Peter 3:15–16)

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Scriptures (2 Peter 3:15–16) refers to the collection of Paul’s letters that the author of 2 Peter treats as authoritative sacred writings on par with other biblical texts.

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2 Peter 3:15 1
Scriptures (2 Peter 3:15–16) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical concept
theological concept
associatedWithAuthor Peter
surface form: Peter (traditional attribution)
associatedWithFigure Apostle Paul
surface form: Paul the Apostle
canonicalContext Roman Catholic biblical canon
surface form: Catholic canon

Bible
surface form: Christian Bible

Eastern Orthodox canon
surface form: Orthodox canon

most Protestant canons
characterizedBy collection of Paul’s letters
citedBy Christian theologians
citedFor status of New Testament writings as Scripture
comparedWith “the other Scriptures”
contextOf warning about distortion of Paul’s letters
describedAs authoritative sacred writings
describedIn Christian biblical scholarship
hasInterpretiveIssue dating and authorship of 2 Peter
extent of Pauline corpus assumed
hasTheme authority of apostolic writings
interpretation of Scripture
hasTheologicalSignificance early recognition of Pauline letters as Scripture
historicalPeriod Early Christians
surface form: early Christianity
implies Pauline Epistles
surface form: Paul’s letters are part of Scripture
languageContext Koine Greek
mentionedIn New Testament
Second Epistle of Peter
refersTo Pauline Epistles
surface form: Pauline letters
relatesToDoctrine biblical inspiration
canon of the New Testament
doctrine of Scripture
religiousContext Bible
surface form: Christian Scripture
scripturalReference Scriptures (2 Peter 3:15–16) self-linksurface differs
surface form: 2 Peter 3:15

2 Peter 3:16
studiedIn New Testament studies
biblical theology
canon studies
tradition Christianity
treatedAs Scripture
treatedOnParWith other biblical texts
usedAsEvidenceFor apostolic authority of Paul
early canonical status of Pauline epistles

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Second Epistle of Peter describesPaulineLettersAs Scriptures (2 Peter 3:15–16)
Scriptures (2 Peter 3:15–16) scripturalReference Scriptures (2 Peter 3:15–16) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 2 Peter 3:15